Music - Handel 'And The Glory of The Lord' 0.0 / 5 ? MusicHandelGCSEEdexcel Created by: SherbetTheBunnyCreated on: 04-03-16 16:36 In what year was 'Messiah' composed? 1741 1 of 18 Which chorus of 'Messiah' is 'And The Glory of The Lord'? The first chorus 2 of 18 What is the orchestral introduction that opens the piece called? A Ritornello 3 of 18 How many motifs is the piece based on? Four 4 of 18 What is the choir made up of? Sopranos, altos, tenors and basses 5 of 18 Which group sings the first motif and in what key? Altos in A Major 6 of 18 Which group sings the second motif and how is it described? Tenors and a descending sequence and melisma 7 of 18 Which group sings motif three? Altos 8 of 18 Which group sing motif four and how does it sound? Tenors, Basses and it sounds solemn 9 of 18 What is the metre? 3/4 10 of 18 What is the tempo? Allegro until towards the end when there is a general pause and three bars in Adagio 11 of 18 What is a hemiola? A rhythmic device in which two bars of 3/4 sound like three bars of 2/4 12 of 18 What cadence does the piece end in? A Plagal Cadence 13 of 18 How can the harmony be described? Diatonic 14 of 18 What keys are the piece in? A major but modulates to the dominant (E major) and the supertonic (B major) 15 of 18 What technique is used in Bar 17? Imitation 16 of 18 Describe the texture? Most of the piece alternates between homophonic and contrapuntal. There is also a very short monophonic passage in bars 108-109 17 of 18 How can the word setting be described? A mixture of syllabic and melismatic 18 of 18
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